Ottawa accepts.

The trade would basically block Grans or Kleven from making the NHL as an LHD but the value is great so that can be figured out later.

ott declines, a bunch of low quality assets won't get PHI chych

Grans is RHD

You were doing good until that zegras trade

Canucks dont want anything to do with Risto

pretty reasonable for the sens imo

Why wouldn't they? He's been a very effective player for 2 years in a row now and it the sort of defenseman they've historically liked to target (not to mention they've been rumored to be interested in him previously)

Good point, thought he was LHD for some reason.

I'd accept that deal in a heartbeat.

Honestly can't tell what side you think it'd be bad for

We need to get Noah Cates to Ottawa . He’s exactly what we need

He's on a more expensive contract than Mikheyev for more term and theres no point trading Podkolzin for that.

Anahiem. I think zegras is worth more

I could see Cates being involved, but not with a 1st rounder in the same package

Sens need to trade for Cates I don’t really care what. He’s the perfect bottom 6 guy for us along with Ostapchuk , Greig, Joseph and maybe 2 more vets

FWIW I'd personally trade more for him, but I'm not sure how they'd be able to justify getting more value. Top-10 drafted RHD prospect in the league + rookie scoring at a top-6 rate + 2 high picks is a pretty significant package

Yeah that'd be an absolute wagon of depth. I'm not naive enough to believe it'd be 1-for-1, but if the Flyers moved Cates for Chychrun I don't see them adding any other premium assets. Maybe like a 2nd and a prospect

Canucks pass. no interest in risto

Is Podkolzin realistically going to get a shot in Vancouver? He's waiver eligible next season and hasn't played in the NHL much at all this season

100% id much rather that deal anyways .

Laughton, + two good defensemen + a first is a great package.

He'll be a full timer next year. Plus that Risto contract is ugly no matter how you slice it

Grans has been meh. Zamula is decent but not sure of the fit . Laughton is too old and should be on a team that is all in

cates would be a really nice add, but Idk if the opportunity cost of getting a 1st and a roster defenseman is enough for me to do cates + a 2nd. To me, Zamula is a really useful player to have because he fits what I think a modern depth d-man looks like, but he also makes brannstrom expendable for a trade to hunt for a different bottom 6 player to fill that cates-style role. Adding laugton for forsberg would be the cherry on top imo

A bottom 6 of Greig, Joseph , Cates, Ostapchuk , Martinook and another vet is how u start winning and build an identity

Laughton is 29 and has two years left on his contract, that's not old.